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Pixar Putt, at Battery Park City through November 28.
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Pixar Putt Extends NYC Sitdown at Battery Park City
The pop-up mini golf experience adds another month to its stay.
Tony nominee Amber Gray in <em>Hadestown</em> on Broadway
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Opinion: Is It Time for Performers to Renegotiate the Eight-Show Week?
Broadway is beginning to see more of its talent eager to embrace alternates in their shows.
Jasai Chase-Owens and Sharlene Cruz in <em>Sanctuary City</em>
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Martyna Majok's Sanctuary City to Offer Streaming Performances
New York Theatre Workshop expands access to the Pulitzer Prize winner's latest play.
Noah Reid
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Noah Reid to Join Tracy Letts, Jessie Mueller, and More on Broadway in The Minutes
Letts's play will be directed by Anna D. Shapiro.
Adam Godley, Simon Russell Beale, and Adrian Lester star in Stefano Massini and Ben Power’s <em>The Lehman Trilogy</em>, directed by Sam Mendes, at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre.
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Review: A Fairytale of American Dreams and Financial Nightmares in The Lehman Trilogy
Stefano Massini's three-part epic about the rise and fall of Lehman Brothers finally opens on Broadway.
Adrienne Warren in <em>Tina: The Tina Turner Musical</em>
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Curtain Calls: Celebrate Openings and Reopenings at Several Recent Broadway Shows
Tina, Chicken and Biscuits, and more have taken the spotlight onstage this week.
<em>King and I</em> costars Ashley Park and Conrad Ricamora, <em>Falsettos</em> costars Betsy Wolfe and Tracie Thoms, and <em>Anastasia</em> costars Derek Klena and Christy Altomare, perform on the concept album <em>Some Lovers</em>.
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Iconic Broadway Pairs Perform on Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers
The newly released concept album features co-stars from Broadway's Spring Awakening, Anastasia, and more.
(image provided by Ghostlight Records)
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Will Roland, Stephanie Styles, Sheryl Lee Ralph Featured on Goosebumps Cast Album
The musical is based on the R.L. Stine story Phantom of the Auditorium.
James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan in a promotional image for <em>Macbeth</em>
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Macbeth, With Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle, to Stream Worldwide for Halloween
The Almeida Theatre production will be available October 27-30.
Tristan Mack Wilds, Dyllón Burnside, Forrest McClendon, and Da'Vinchi in Keenan Scott II's <em>Thoughts of a Colored Man</em>, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, at Broadway's Golden Theatre
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Review: Thoughts of a Colored Man Makes a Triumphant Broadway Debut
Keenan Scott II's new play is an early highlight of the 2021-22 season.
Photos: Ana Villafañe and Bianca Marroquín Take Over <em>Chicago</em> on Broadway
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Photos: Ana Villafañe and Bianca Marroquín Take Over Chicago on Broadway
Tony winners Lillias White and Paulo Szot also join the cast of the long-running musical.
Bryna Turner's new play <em>At the Wedding</em> will have its world premiere at Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3.
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Bryna Turner's At the Wedding to Have World Premiere at LCT3
Mary Wiseman stars in Turner's new comedy.
Erich Bergen will play Dr. Pomatter in <em>Waitress</em> on Broadway.
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Erich Bergen to Return to Waitress as Dr. Pomatter
Bergen will star opposite Jennifer Nettles when she joins the cast October 19.
Watch the Trailer for <em>Harriet the Spy</em>, Starring Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch
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Watch the Trailer for Harriet the Spy, Starring Beanie Feldstein and Jane Lynch
The new animated series is set to premiere on Apple TV on November 19.
Ramiz Monsef in <em>Letters of Suresh</em>
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Review: In Letters of Suresh, Four People Search for Connection Through Snail Mail
Rajiv Joseph's new play is a follow-up to his 2008 drama Animals Out of Paper.
Cecily Strong will perform Jane Wagner's updated solo play, <em>The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe</em>.
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Cecily Strong to Perform The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Strong follows in the footsteps of the great Lily Tomlin, who performed the one-woman play in 1985.
Jamie Chatterton, Danny Nattrass, Ryan Anderson, Joseph Peacock, and Alex Lodge as the Osmonds.
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The Osmonds: A New Musical Casts Its Title Brothers
The biomusical will debut with a UK and Ireland tour.
Emily Davis, Pete Simpson, and Will Cobbs star in <em>Is This a Room</em>, directed by Tina Satter, at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre.
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Review: Is This A Room Dramatizes a Real-Life Encounter With the FBI
One of the best off-Broadway shows of 2019 transfers to Broadway.
<em>Chicken & Biscuits</em> Is Not Nutritious, But It Is Delicious
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Chicken & Biscuits Is Not Nutritious, But It Is Delicious
Top-notch comedic performances bolster Douglas Lyons's new family comedy at Circle in the Square Theatre.
Nik Dodani and Ben Thompson join the Broadway cast of <em>Waitress</em> on October 19.
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Nik Dodani and Ben Thompson Join Jennifer Nettles in Waitress on Broadway
New casting is announced for Waitress's limited return engagement.
<em>American Buffalo</em> stars Sam Rockwell, Laurence Fishburne, and Darren Criss with director Neil Pepe.
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American Buffalo Revival, With Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, and Darren Criss, Sets 2022 Debut
The drama was originally scheduled to open in 2020.
Review: Sutton Foster Reflects on Honing Her Craft (While Crafting) in <em>Hooked</em>
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Review: Sutton Foster Reflects on Honing Her Craft (While Crafting) in Hooked
Foster's new memoir will be released October 12.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Junior Mack in <em>Lackawanna Blues</em>
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Review: You Won't Sing the Blues at Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Lackawanna
Lackawanna Blues makes its Broadway debut two decades after its off-Broadway premiere.
Sean Grandillo will play Curly in the North American tour of <em>Oklahoma!</em>
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Dark Revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! to Begin Tour in Minneapolis
Full casting has been announced for the touring production of Daniel Fish's Tony-winning revival.